Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111965216 - Naumes Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Investigation Summary

At 8:00 a.m. on November 29, 1994, Employee #1 was in a pear orchard, standing on the eighth step of an aluminum orchard ladder. He was leaning from the ladder, spreading limbs in order to place a spreader stick. A limb broke, causing him to lose his balance and fall on his right arm. He broke both bones in his lower right arm, which required surgery and a three-day stay in the hospital. Employee #1 was probably either extended too far from his ladder or putting too much pressure on the limb.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, LADDER, TREE, FALL, ARM, LOST BALANCE, UNSTABLE POSITION